SWIMMING • PAST HIGHLIGHTS
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LEARN TO SWIM – RETURN TO SWIMMING We are glad to finally see the return of the eagerly awaited Learn To Swim programme in September 2020. Over 250 young and enthusiastic children grasped the opportunity to be back in the water for lessons. The Learn To Swim programme relaunched with an improved skills appraisal system, spearheaded by our new Senior Swimming Coach, Vini. Taking the stress out of formal assessment and encouraging the children to have fun while continuing to learn. Lessons for 2021 will commence in January. If you have questions regarding Learn To Swim, please contact the Swimming Team at swimcsc@chineseswimmingclub.org.sg.
ARTISTIC SWIMMING We were pleased to welcome the new Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) Artistic Swimming National Head Coach, Ms Anastasia Goutsev who visited the Club together with SSA Artistic Swimming Sports Manager, Ms Nur Zahidah on 11 October 2020. Our Swim CSC girls demonstrated their skills and gained useful insights in land training techniques as shared by Ms Anastasia at the end of their session. Artistic Swimming is in its infancy at CSC. Both Coach Emma and Swimming Manager, Ms Allison Gordon were happy to receive advice in relation to the planning of CSC programme and recommended equipment for training.
COACH DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP Coach development is as important as swimmer development at CSC; they go hand in hand. Swim CSC has made a commitment to support the development of its full time coaches and is working closely with Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) to ensure that our coaches meet the required national criteria. The National Sports Association (NSA) and governing body for Singapore swimming (SSA) is producing a series of levels for swimming teachers and coaches in order to create a career pathway. These are being designed to ensure all teachers and coaches are qualified, registered and current. There is also on-going development with compulsory Continuing Coaching Education (CCE) to ensure that the best practice is continually being relayed to all swimming teachers and coaches. On 9 October 2020, SSA Swimming Technical Director, Ms Sonya Porter and Senior Manager (Coach and Club Development), Mr Condrey Liu delivered a workshop for the coaches of Learn To Swim and Development squads. It was a fun and thought provoking workshop focusing on swimming lesson/training planning and the delivery and reflection mindset required for all successful coaches.
